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Pan American Championships (tennis)

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Campeonatos Panamericanos
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1943; 81 years ago (1943)
Abolished1969; 55 years ago (1969)
LocationMexico City, Mexico
VenueCentro Deportivo Chapultepec
SurfaceClay

The Pan-American Championships[1] also known as the Campeonatos Panamericanos was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament established in 1943 and played at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico until 1969.

History

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The Pan-American Championships or Torneo Panamericano de Tenis was established in 1943, and played on clay courts at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico.[2] The championships were staged annually until 1969 when they were discontinued.

Finals

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Men's Singles

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Incomplete roll

Results included:[3]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1943[4] Ecuador Pancho Segura United States Bill Talbert 4-6, 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6-3
1944 Ecuador Pancho Segura (2) United States Bill Talbert 1-6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6-1
1945 United States Frank Parker Ecuador Pancho Segura 9-7, 3–6, 6–2, 8-6
1946 United States Frank Parker (2) Ecuador Pancho Segura 6-4, 6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6-1
1947 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný Ecuador Pancho Segura 4-6, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4, 6-4
1948 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný (2) South Africa Eric Sturgess 9-7, 6–2, 6-2
1949 United States Frank Parker (3) Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 6-1, 2–6, 6–3, 6-4
1950 Philippines Felicisimo Ampon United States Tom Brown 6-3, 6–8, 6–4, 6-3
1951 United States Grant Golden United States Jerry De Witts[5] 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
1952 United States Gardnar Mulloy United States Art Larsen 7-9, 8–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7-5
1953 United States Tony Trabert Denmark Kurt Nielsen 6-2, 6–4, 6-1
1954 United States Tony Trabert (2) Mexico Mario Llamas 2-6, 6–2, 6–2, 6-2
1955 United States Art Larsen Mexico Mario Llamas 6-4, 8–6, 10–12, 6-4
1956[6] Sweden Sven Viktor Davidson Mexico Mario Llamas 6-4, 6–4, 6-2
1957 Chile Luis Ayala Australia Bob Howe 6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1958 Mexico Mario Llamas Mexico Francisco Contreras 1-6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-2
1959 Mexico Mario Llamas (2) Mexico Antonio Palafox 6-4, 6–4, 6-1
1960 ? ? ?
1961 Australia Roy Emerson Australia Rod Laver 4-6, 6–4, 6–4, 6-2
1962 Spain Manuel Santana Australia Rod Laver 6-3, 6–4, 5–7, 7-5
1963 Mexico Mario Llamas (3) Australia Roy Emerson 0-6, 6–4, 6–2, 10-8
1964 Brazil Ronald Barnes Brazil Thomaz Koch 6-4, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3
1965 Spain Manuel Santana (2) India Ramanathan Krishnan 6-3, 6–3, 4–6, 9-7
1966[7] Australia Tony Roche Mexico Rafael Osuna 7-5, 4–6, 7–5, 6-3
1967[8] Australia Tony Roche (2) Australia John Newcombe 4-6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8-6
↓  Open era  ↓
1968 Mexico Rafael Osuna Mexico Joaquin Loyo Mayo 6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1969 Brazil Thomaz Koch Mexico Rafael Osuna 6-3, 6–4, 10-8

Women's Singles

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Incomplete roll

(two editions of event played January * & October **)

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1943 * United States Pauline Betz United States Doris Hart 6-2, 6-3
1943 ** United States Pauline Betz (2) United States Dorothy Bundy 7-5, 6-5
1944 United States Pauline Betz (3) United States Margaret Osborne 6-1, 7-5
1945 United States Mary Arnold United States Patricia Canning Todd 6-8, 6-3, 6-3
1946 United States Pauline Betz (4) United States Margaret Osborne 6-4, 15-13
1947 Australia Nancye Wynne Bolton United States Mary Arnold Prentiss 6-2, 6-3
1948 South Africa Sheila Piercey Summers United States Dottie Head 11-9, 6-2
1949 United States Doris Hart United Kingdom Betty Clements Hilton 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
1950 United States Beverly Baker United States Pat Canning Todd 6-1, 7-5
1951 United States Dottie Head United States Anita Kanter 6-1, 6-3
1952 United States Shirley Fry Australia Thelma Coyne Long 6-4, 6-4
1953 United States Maureen Connolly United States Shirley Fry 6-1, 6-1
1954 United States Beverly Baker Fleitz United States Barbara Breit 7-5, 8-6
1955 United Kingdom Angela Mortimer United States Mary Ann Mitchell 6-3, 6-3
1956[9] United States Althea Gibson United States Darlene Hard 8-6, 6-4
1957 Mexico Rosie Reyes Mexico Yola Ramírez 6-3, 6-3
1958 Mexico Yola Ramírez Mexico Rosie Reyes 6-0, 6-3
1959 United Kingdom Ann Haydon Mexico Yola Ramírez 6-2, 7-5
1960 United Kingdom Ann Haydon (2) Mexico Yola Ramírez 6-2, 6-4
1961 Mexico Yola Ramírez (3) United Kingdom Ann Haydon 6-2, 6-3
1962 Mexico Yola Ramírez (4) United Kingdom Elizabeth Starkie 6-3, 6-1
1963 Mexico Melita Ramírez MexicoOlga de Palafox 6-4, 6-1
1964 Mexico Yola Ramirez Ochoa (5) France Françoise Dürr 6-4, 4–6, 6-3
1965 Australia Margaret Smith France Monique Salfati 6-4, 6-2
1966 Argentina Norma Baylon Australia Gail Sherriff default
1967[10] United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones (3) Mexico Elena Subirats 6-3, 6-4
↓  Open era  ↓
1968[11] United States Julie Heldman United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones default
1969 United States Valerie Ziegenfuss Mexico Lulu Gongorga 1-6, 7–5, 6-2

References

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  1. ^ Alamillo, José M. (17 July 2020). "5: Becoming Good Neighbours Through Wartime Sports". Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora. New Brunswick-Piscataway, New Jersey, United States: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-1-9788-1368-7.
  2. ^ The Official United States Lawn Tennis Association Tennis Guide and Yearbook with the Official Rules. Lynn, MA, United States: H. O. Zimman, Incorporated. 1950. p. 243.
  3. ^ "Tournament – Pan American Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ Alamillo, José M. (17 July 2020)
  5. ^ "Jerry De Witts". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ^ "WINS WOMEN'S TITLE". Miami Daily News Record. Miami, Florida: Newspaper Archives. 15 October 1956. p. 4. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. ^ "ROCHE TENNIS WINNER - MEXICO CITY - MEXICO (AP)" Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa: Newspaper Archives. 28 March 1966. p. 21.
  8. ^ "ROCHE ON TOP". Traverse City Record Eagle. Traverse City, Michigan: Newspaper Archives. 3 April 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. ^ "WINS WOMEN'S TITLE" Miami Daily News Record. Miami, Florida: Newspaper Archives. 15 October 1956. p. 4.
  10. ^ "ROCHE ON TOP" Traverse City Record Eagle. Traverse City, Michigan: Newspaper Archives. 3 April 1967. p. 16.
  11. ^ "Julie Heldman Cops Title By Forfeit". California Pasadena Independent. Pasadena, California: Newspaper Archives. 25 March 1968. p. 15. Retrieved 2 March 2023.